Chris Stokel-Walker is an Independent Journalist and the Author behind Youtubers and TikTok Boom.
Hailing from the North of England, Chris' work has been featured in international outlets such as WIRED, Newsweek, The Economist, and has even written for medical journals
Always being interested in the latest phenomena that intersects technology and society, Chris has written two (aforementioned) books delving into both YouTube and TikTok respectively.
Get all the links mentioned in the episode here: bit.ly/238-ChrisStokelWalker
SKIP THROUGH THE EPISODE:
00:04 - Welcome to Uncommon
00:23 - Guest introduction
00:30 - Pandemic life in North England
01:57 -The internet, technological advancement, and childhood memories
06:05 - Childhood aspirations & journalistic advantages
08:40 - Perceptions of private school & Chris’s parents’ work
13:09 - Lessons of Chris' early career
17:24 - The UK Energy Crisis for dummies
25:02 - Chris’ writing: area of focus
29:09 - TikTok IS the new Facebook
34:02 - TikTok: a Chinese trojan horse?
45:11 - The state of journalism today
48:56 - Principles & process: writing books
53:18 - Chris’ ideal topic
57:24 - Morning & evening routine
59:20 - Show recommendations
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Suzi Jamil on pivoting to digital events
7th Era, Limon Fan, Northborders and Hayden Pedersen on COVID-19
Shura Taft on managing events with COVID-19
Neel Kolhatkar, Luke Kidgell & Lewis Spears on dealing with COVID-19
Genevieve Day on managing talent during global turmoil
Dan Monheit on surviving COVID-19 in agency land
Georgie Saggers and Josh Miller of Soda Shades
Aidan Hathaway of Whitefox Marketing
Wil Anderson on juggling life, and more
Sean Car of Hyperlocal News & Educaring Africa
Shane Delia – Conquering the culinary world
Joe Hachem – Life behind poker
Athan Didaskalou of July luggage
Jase Hawkins – Breaking free from the "Labrat"
Shura Taft on the art of presenting
Michael Cusack on creating iconic cartoons
James Harrisson on interviewing & self improvement
Daniel Hachem on the game of Poker
Tom Noske - Behind the lens
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